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A cnidocyte (also known as a cnidoblast) is an explosive cell containing one large secretory organelle called a cnidocyst (also known as a cnida (pl.: cnidae)) that can deliver a sting to other organisms. The presence of this cell defines the phylum Cnidaria (corals, sea anemones, hydrae, jellyfish, etc.). Cnidae are used to capture prey and as ...
I-cells, also called inclusion cells, are abnormal fibroblasts having a large number of dark inclusions in the cytoplasm of the cell (mainly in the central area). Inclusion bodies are nuclear or cytoplasmic aggregates of stainable substances, usually proteins. [ 1 ]
STR, Inc. is a subsidiary of CoStar Group that provides market data on the hotel industry worldwide, including supply and demand and market share data. The company has a corporate headquarters in Hendersonville, Tennessee, an international headquarters in London, England and offices in Italy, Dubai, Brazil, Singapore, Tokyo, Jakarta, Sydney, and Beijing.
Haruko Obokata claimed that STAP cells were produced by exposing CD45 + murine spleen cells to certain stresses including an acidic medium with a pH of 5.7 for half an hour. [6] [7] Following this treatment, the cells were verified to be pluripotent by observing increasing levels of Oct-4 (a transcription factor expressed in embryonic stem cells) over the following week using an Oct4-GFP ...
Al Aweer Central Fruit and Vegetable Market first opened on 3 July 2004. [7] It is the biggest Fruit and Vegetable Market [8] in the Gulf countries with an area of 100 hectares. The market is the hub of the fruit and vegetable trade in the United Arab Emirates region. Most of the fresh fruit and vegetable traders operate from only here.
Its parent company is Hindustan Thompson Associates, which in turn is owned by Martin Sorrell's WPP Group plc. Within WPP, IMRB is aligned with the Kantar Group, an umbrella network of global market research companies that together account for over $2 billion in revenues and form the world’s second biggest market research conglomerate.
Some women are sensitive to certain personal care products, such as scented vulvar washes and soaps, and it can cause an inflammatory reaction that may feel like burning or stinging pain, Dr ...
Nudibranchs that feed on hydrozoids can store the hydrozoids' nematocysts (stinging cells) in the dorsal body wall, the cerata. [24] These stolen nematocysts, called kleptocnidae, wander through the alimentary tract without harming the nudibranch. Once further into the organ, the cells are assimilated by intestinal protuberances and brought to ...